beat out

verb

beat out; beaten out or beat out; beating out; beats out

transitive verb

1

: to make or perform by or as if by beating

2

: to mark or accompany by beating

3

: to turn (a routine ground ball or a bunt) into a hit in baseball by fast running to first base

Examples of beat out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starship Bagel claimed the coveted title at the annual BagelFest competition, held at Citi Field in Queens, beating out dozens of competitors from across the country and beyond. —S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

Judge beat out Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez with 17 first-place votes. —Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 14 Nov. 2025

With $693 billion in annual revenue, Walmart beats out Amazon, Apple, and the rest of the tech giants to be, still, the world’s biggest business. —Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

The Pirates star beat out Philadelphia Phillies starter Christopher Sanchez, who some viewed as a favorite to win the award, and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto for his first-career Cy Young. —Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for beat out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout